クリス・バーカードのインスタグラム(chrisburkard) - 8月17日 08時07分

It’s complicated. As much as we all want to “help” in a situation where we see human waste affecting wildlife, the best practice is always to make sure you are first and foremost Educated & secondly Experienced when handling wild animals. For example on the beautifully healthy Sea Lion populations of Tyuleny Island - Russia we saw hundreds of thousands of seals & sea birds living extremely content & happy. But of course a few poor souls were adorned with nets around their neck & flippers. It’s easy to ask (even rather aggressively at times) why I /you wouldn’t jump into action & free that animal from its net. And the truth is that a Stellar Sea lion is an extremely aggressive animal.. these are in no way the small seals you see people manhandling to remove nets from in videos. Males are upwards of 1,000 lbs + and would absolutely attack if you approached a harem (it’s mating group). An even more important consideration is that during birthing season when the pups are young the relationship between mom and pup is crucial. Aggravating seals during this period can force them to leave their pups onshore (they cannot swim when young) while they enter the ocean, chances are they will not find their pups again. The amount of dead, lost and trampled (by males) pups we saw was really soul crushing to see firsthand. I would venture to say that attempting to remove something like this during the wrong time of year & without proper skill can and will be way more devastating to their cycle of life than wearing this net.
I share this as not only a healthy reminder but also a word of advice to those wanting to make a difference. Be careful & educate yourself as best you can. I applaud anyone that wants to make a difference but most of what we see online comes with little to no context of the backstory, history or preparation involved.. which is always important so that you are fully prepared for how YOU can make a difference. .
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PSS - bombarding someone with messages of how they “should” have done something is a poor way to create positive change. #fromkurilswithlove

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liljaklempan You did the right thing. Sometimes we can cause more disruption and harm when we just want to help. I thought about this last night when I was driving down a street and saw two cats. One was a kitten and it had clearly been run over by a car and was completely dead. The other cat was alive but refused to leave the dead kitten’s side. I stopped to check things out and think about how I could help this poor cat. But it looked feral and I did not want to risk taking it away from the rest of its family by bringing it to a shelter. If the kitten was hers and there were more kittens hiding in the bushes somewhere, taking their mom away would have made the whole situation worse. It was a really heartbreaking decision but I realized there was really nothing I could do.

jaimeboddorff THANK YOU! Having worked in marine mammal rescue, I get so frustrated when Insee those videos, I physically can’t watch as the animals squirm and can so easily get hurt in the process because they’re terrified. There are more careful and less aggressive ways to help with the same sense of urgency. It’s heartbreaking to see hundreds of animals fleeing and possibly trampling pups because some guy decided to run at them. I appreciate you making a statement as someone with such a huge following and impact. 🖖🏽

jackmakinphoto It's sad that they have to live with our trash and should not be happening but what you said is completely true. So many videos of people removing hooks from sharks mouths etc. Which is an amazing thing to do if you know what you're doing. It's a tough one and I can imagine quite heartbreaking to not be able to remove the nets on this occasion. Thanks for using your platform to educate people

avvlastuin Regarding your PSS - I've been struggling to convince people that being negative and judgemental does not change people, but rather polarizes everything. The prime example of this being climate change and how defensive people now get the second someone starts talking about it, to the point where I try to keep my vegetarianism to myself unless people actively ask about it.

runelex Saw a video once. A sealion caught in a fishermans net onboard a ship. The fishermen tried to cut it loose. There was a dog onboard and the sealion first grabbed the dog and threw it to the floor. Then it took a man and threw him across the deck and into a wall as if he was a ragdoll. it was eventually sucessfully released and jumped off the boat.

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